A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Snead,Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill,and Interrupting Chicken by Daven Ezra Stein.
Participants need to read, post to the discussions,and create a lesson plan for all 3 books. "Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."
"Dave was an extraordinary artist, poet, and potter who lived in South Carolina in the 1800's. He combined his superb artistry with deeply observant poetry, carved onto his pots, transcending the limitations he faces as a slave."
"Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale."
Please join the Wiki and post if you will need the 6.5 Staff Development hours and/or 8 LPDC hours by 3:00 PM Friday, March 9 if you are participating in this month's activities.
Discussions and lesson plans need to be posted by 9:00 PM Sunday, March 18.
We will meet to discuss the books on Monday, March 19 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Timken Library. Please enter the Timken Commons from the 4th St. parking lot at Door 2. The Library is on the second floor up the big, blue staircase.
Participants will be expected to:
Read the assigned book(s) for the month.
Respond to the discussion questions.
Respons to other participants answers in a separate post.
Create a lesson/unit using the book.
Meet together for 1 hour to further discuss the book and share lessons/units.
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Snead,Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill,and Interrupting Chicken by Daven Ezra Stein.
Participants need to read, post to the discussions, and create a lesson plan for all 3 books.
"Dave was an extraordinary artist, poet, and potter who lived in South Carolina in the 1800's. He combined his superb artistry with deeply observant poetry, carved onto his pots, transcending the limitations he faces as a slave."
"Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale."
These three books were the 2011 Caldecott Award and Honor .
Please join the Wiki and post if you will need the 6.5 Staff Development hours and/or 8 LPDC hours by 3:00 PM Friday, March 9 if you are participating in this month's activities.
Discussions and lesson plans need to be posted by 9:00 PM Sunday, March 18.
We will meet to discuss the books on Monday, March 19 from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in the Timken Library. Please enter the Timken Commons from the 4th St. parking lot at Door 2. The Library is on the second floor up the big, blue staircase.
Participants will be expected to:
Discussion Questions:
PLEASE EMAIL MINDY YOUR LESSON PLAN :)
Lesson Plans: